Airbags installation for heavy 5th wheel
I made a video of my airbags installation on the truck a few weeks ago. My 5th wheel tows much more confidently, less bouncy with the extra support. For any interested: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
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Nice video. I installed a set of the same 5000 Ultimates on my 2003 F250 this past weekend. Picked them up on Etrailer and got a heck of a deal after their price pledge deal.
I had one issue with my kit. When I tightened up the bolts that go around the leaf stack it pulled the bag sideways off plumb. I ended up having to add a piece of 1/2" thick steal between the bottom plate and the leaf stack.
I've pulled our 37' triple axle toy hauler on two long trips (one about 3,000 miles) since we got it both without bags and looking back I should have put them on day one! I've only pulled it from our storage spot to the gas station and home with them installed but I can already tell the difference in every respect when it comes to handling. I've got Firestone load range E tires on the truck and run them at 80 PSI as per the side wall. So far I'm liking around 75 PSI in the bags. I do wish I had the money to add the compressor and gauge with adjuster but it's not in the budget right now. I will get away without it for now since the last project I did on the 5er was adding a hard plumbed and hard wired 115VAC air compressor with 4 drops. One is under the front near the pin box. I'm looking forwards to this weekend when we are taking a long weekend trip down to San Diego. Little over 400 miles round trip from my base.
My advice to anyone thinking about adding bags is 'stop thinking about it and just do it!' You'll thank yourself after.
I had one issue with my kit. When I tightened up the bolts that go around the leaf stack it pulled the bag sideways off plumb. I ended up having to add a piece of 1/2" thick steal between the bottom plate and the leaf stack.
I've pulled our 37' triple axle toy hauler on two long trips (one about 3,000 miles) since we got it both without bags and looking back I should have put them on day one! I've only pulled it from our storage spot to the gas station and home with them installed but I can already tell the difference in every respect when it comes to handling. I've got Firestone load range E tires on the truck and run them at 80 PSI as per the side wall. So far I'm liking around 75 PSI in the bags. I do wish I had the money to add the compressor and gauge with adjuster but it's not in the budget right now. I will get away without it for now since the last project I did on the 5er was adding a hard plumbed and hard wired 115VAC air compressor with 4 drops. One is under the front near the pin box. I'm looking forwards to this weekend when we are taking a long weekend trip down to San Diego. Little over 400 miles round trip from my base.
My advice to anyone thinking about adding bags is 'stop thinking about it and just do it!' You'll thank yourself after.
